Dr R. C. Sproul, founder of Ligonier Ministries, theologian, author, broadcaster, teacher and pastor, died 14 December, 2017 aged 78.
Robert Charles Sproul was born in Pittsburgh, the son of Robert Cecil and Mayre Ann (née Yardis) Sproul. He held degrees from Westminster College (B.A., 1961), Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (B.D., 1964), and the Free University of Amsterdam (Drs., 1969) and received several honorary degrees. He married Vesta (née Voorhis) in 1960.
He founded the Ligonier Valley Study Center in western Pennsylvania in 1971 as a place where Christians could immerse themselves in guided biblical, theological and philosophical study. As its outreach expanded, the ministry moved to Orlando in 1984 and was renamed Ligonier Ministries. Since that time, it has grown to be the largest Reformed educational and discipleship ministry in the world.
